Agricultural Engineering was operated under the Department of Plant
Industry at Texas Technological College as an option until 1953, when it became
its own department. The first department head was Professor Ira L. Williams who
came to Texas Tech in 1952 from North Carolina State College.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists mainly of Agricultural Engineering course
related materials, agricultural manufacturers' information, professional
agricultural organizations and associated publications, including American
Society of Agricultural Engineers, and numerous articles written for
conferences and symposiums.

Index Terms

The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.